Actor Swara Bhasker took to her Twitter deal with and reacted to a latest video of MP Pragya Singh Thakur, also called Sadhvi Pragya. In the video, the Bharatiya Janata Party member is seen urging ‘Hindu’ folks to boycott the movie, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The controversy across the movie began after the discharge of their first tune Besharam Rang. (Also learn: Swara Bhaskar responds to BJP chief’s Besharam Rang remark)
Reposting the video of Pragya Singh Thakur from a web based news portal, the actor wrote in Hindi, “Why is terror-accused MP Pragya Thakur giving unemployed vibes? Have all the issues of the people of Bhopal been resolved? You are looking very strange, ma’am.”
In the video, MP Pragya Singh Thakur gave the impression to be unaware of the movie’s title. However, she talked about Besharam Rang and mentioned, “Main Hinduon se awaan karti hu uski koi film na dekhe (I urge Hindus to not watch Pathaan).”
Earlier, Swara, amongst a number of different Bollywood celebrities, got here out in help of Pathaan, forward of its launch. She posted a screenshot of a news article that acknowledged the BJP-led authorities in Madhya Pradesh might ban the discharge of the brand new movie for exhibiting ‘Muslim man groping girl sporting saffron’. “Miliye humare desh ke sattadhari netaon se. Abhinetriyon ke kapde dekhne se fursat milti, to kya pata kuch kar bhi lete (Meet our country’s leaders in power. They may have done some work, had they had some time left after ogling at actor’s dresses),” shared Swara.
Besharam Rang has been courting controversies ever since its launch. The tune has Shah Rukh and Deepika Padukone grooving in Spain. It has been written by Kumaar whereas the music has been composed by Vishal-Sheykhar. Vaibhavi Merchant has choreographed the tune.
The boycott calls started with many objecting to Deepika’s outfits, together with a saffron bikini, within the tune. A grievance petition has been filed earlier than a court docket in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district on Friday, in search of the registration of an FIR towards Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and others for “hurting religious sentiments” of Hindus in Besharam Rang.
Pathaan is directed by Siddharth Anand. Besides Shah Rukh and Deepika, it additionally stars John Abraham. The movie will launch in January, and marks Shah Rukh’s comeback to movies, after 4 years.